Indiana Briefs

October 10, 2006|Staff Reports

SOUTH BEND

Luncheon to feature political candidates

Women and men alike are invited to a luncheon and forum Thursday with local candidates running in this year's elections. The Women's Alliance of St. Joseph County's Power and Influence Luncheon will begin with registration, networking and the luncheon at 10:30 a.m. at Century Center, 120 S. St. Joseph St. Presentations by the candidates will begin at 11:30 a.m., and questions will be welcomed. Tickets, at $25 each, will be sold at the door. There will be candidates from state, local and school board races, including Chris Chocola and Joe Donnelly, who are competing for the second-district seat in the U.S. Congress. They'll share their plans for the future. The program is sponsored by the Women's Alliance, which is a council of the Healthy Communities Initiative of St. Joseph County. For more information, call (574) 239-8585, ext. 324. NORTH LIBERTY

Two-vehicle crash sends 3 to hospital

Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Indiana 23 just north of Osborne Road about 6:30 a.m. Monday. Two pickup trucks collided after the southbound vehicle crossed the centerline and struck the northbound vehicle head-on, according to a news release from the St. Joseph County Police Department. The driver and passenger of the southbound vehicle were trapped in their vehicle and had to be extricated. The driver was then airlifted to an area hospital. The driver and passenger of that vehicle, both of South Bend, were being treated for serious internal injuries. The driver of the northbound vehicle, from North Liberty, was taken to an area hospital complaining of back pain. MISHAWAKA

Police arrest man in copper thefts

Police say a 47-year-old Mishawaka man arrested Sunday was involved in the theft of copper from seven houses bought by the city of Mishawaka for the Main Street underpass. The man was arrested outside 108 E. Borley Ave. about 5:35 p.m. Sunday. Officers investigating a burglary there found copper they believe had been taken from seven houses either on North Main Street or just off it. The homes and other buildings have all been boarded up, and bids will be taken soon to have them torn down. MISHAWAKA

Teenager reports cell phone stolen

A 15-year-old boy told Mishawaka police he was walking in the 1300 block of Milburn Boulevard about 11 p.m. Sunday when two men asked to use his cell phone. The teenager said that when he told the men "No," they knocked him down, kicked him several times and took his cell phone.